A 15-year-old was killed in a shooting Friday night at an apartment complex on South Meadows Parkway in south Reno, authorities say. Reno Police were called to the scene just before 10 p.m. after reports of gunfire. Officers found the teenager deceased from a gunshot wound, and an adult victim who was transported to a…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the national average life expectancy in the United States is 77.5 years, with differences persisting between states and gaps of up to 7.8 years. In Nevada, the average life expectancy is 76.4 years, putting the Silver State below the national average and in the lower-middle tier…

Troopers arrested a person following an early morning road rage shooting Saturday on Interstate 80 in Sparks, according to the Nevada State Police. The incident occurred shortly after 5 a.m. on eastbound I-80, just west of USA Parkway. While gunfire struck the victim’s vehicle twice, the driver was not injured. Authorities say Clancey Harry, of…

A former Clark County employee accused of stealing an attorney’s bar number to impersonate him in court entered a plea agreement earlier this week. Deputies arrested Jerrell Roberts last August after attorney Jerrell Luis Berrios reported that his bar number was being used fraudulently in another case. An investigation found Roberts had misrepresented himself as…

Authorities arrested a 39-year-old North Las Vegas man last month after he attacked a man in a wheelchair near the Las Vegas Strip. The incident occurred shortly before noon on February 28 in the area of Elvis Presley Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard South. Officers responded after a caller reported an assault in progress. Police…

A Reno man was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with parole eligibility after 30 months, for participating in organized retail thefts that cost local businesses thousands of dollars, according to the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office. Emilrussel Pascual, 36, was identified through the District Attorney’s Retail Theft Initiative and the Northern Nevada Organized Retail…

A Las Vegas homeowner says he has received election-related mail addressed to a previous resident for nearly three decades, raising questions about the accuracy of voter rolls in Clark County. The man, who purchased his home in 1997, said he initially thought little of the mail, which included campaign fliers and sample ballots. But over…

The dean of the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Education and Human Development is facing a faculty confidence vote following allegations about his leadership and conduct. Faculty voted Friday morning to move forward with a formal review of Dean Donald Easton Brooks, with the motion passing overwhelmingly, 56 in favor, two abstentions, and no…

A coordinated raid in Carson City led to multiple arrests Thursday on drug trafficking and weapons-related charges, including the alleged manufacturing of untraceable “ghost guns,” according to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office. The operation took place on March 19 at a home on Trolley Way. Detectives used both physical and electronic surveillance to track brothers…

Gov. Joe Lombardo has appointed Michael Miles as Acting Executive Director of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board, according to a news release issued Thursday, March 19. Miles will step into the role on Monday, March 30, taking over for James Humm, who has been appointed director of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy. Miles has…